Trust in the Lord, and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord,and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:3-4

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Basic Roselet

Basic Roselet

Designed
by Dusti Rose Hendricks

Sheep
Of Delight Crochet

Somehow, I ended up with an
extraordinary amount of pink yarn in my yarn stash. This Basic Roselet helps cut that down. Use it as a stand-alone project or as an
embellishment for shawls or curtains.

Skill Level-Easy

Gauge- Not important

Finished Measurements- 1 ½ ” tall x 2 ¼ ”wide

Worsted
Weight Yarn Colors-

.35
oz Peaches & Creme Tea Rose Cotton Yarn #01042

.05
oz Peaches & Creme Sage Green Cotton Yarn #01084

Materials-

F/5
(3.75 MM) crochet hook

Yarn
or tapestry needle

Scissors

Stitchmarkers

Polyester
Fiberfill

Special stitches-

Back
Loop Only: Insert the hook through the back loop of the stitch only (the loop closest to the inside of the
round). Then complete the stitch as
usual.

Half
Double Crochet: Yarn over. Insert the
hook through the indicated stitch or space.
Yarn over and pull
through. With three loops on the hook,
yarn over and pull through all
three loops at once to complete the stitch.

Abbreviations-

Rnd…Round
Sc…..Single
Crochet

Ch….Chain St(s)..Stitch(es)

Inc….Increase Dec…Decrease

Rep…Repeat Sl St..Slip
Stitch

BLO..Back
Loops Only Hdc..Half
Double Crochet

Center

Use Tea Rose yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: [Inc, Sc 2] rep 2 times around (8 sts)

Rnd 3: Sc 8 (8 sts)

Rnd 4: [Dec, Sc 2] rep 2 times (6 sts)

Rnd 5: Work this round in the BLO. 3 Sc in the first 2 st. In the third st, (Sc 2, Hdc). Leave the rest of the round unworked.

Finish off with a slip
stitch and weave in ends. Wrap the
overhanging stitches diagonally downward across the body of the piece and sew
in place to finish.

Petals

Use Tea Rose yarn. Make
4. (Feel free to add more if you want a fuller rose).

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: [Inc, Sc] rep 3 times around (9 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc, Sc 2] rep 3 times (12 sts)

Rnd 4: BLO (Sc 3) rep 6 times. Leave the rest of the round unworked.

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in
ends.

Leaves

Use Sage Green yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 6 (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [(In one st: Sc, Ch 3, starting in 2nd
ch from hook, sl st in the ch-sts, Sc again to anchor) Sl St in the next
unworked st] rep 6 times around.

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in
ends.

Finishing-

Sew the Petals around
the center, overlapping them slightly.
Then sew the Leaves to the bottom to hold it all together. All done!